The Importance Of Being Earnest Gender Analysis

In The importance of Being Earnest the author uses the stereotype of gender and Queer theory to describe the attitude of men and women. Three important points reveal the use of gender stereotype and Queer theory. The first is the discrimination and marginalization based on social classes. In addition, the role played by women in The Importance of Being Earnest show the gender stereotype. The last element is the definition of personal capacity based on the gender of each person.
In “The importance of Being Earnest” different sequences show discrimination based on social classes. Poor people had not write to respect from rich. The respect or consideration of people was based on their fortune and not their human being. For instance, since Mr. Worthing was considered to be from a poor family which was unknown, he was disrespected by Lady Bracknell who treated him to be a cloak-room (Oscar). In addition, the marriage between people of different
Men are presented to be intelligent and crafty, while women are presented to be unthinking and lack of critical capacity. For instance, during many sequences, Mr. Worthing and Mr. Algernon used craftiness while Mss. Fairfax and Mss. Cecile showing the lack of critical capacity to discover their craftiness. Also, women are presented to be naïve. For instance, Mss. Cecile and Mss. Fairfax could forgive Mr. Algernon and Mr. Worthing without asked them more explanation about their lay.
The Importance of Being Earnest applied gender and Queer theory in diverse ways. As we describe above, three important ways prove that. The first is the discrimination and marginalization based on social classes. The second is the interference of gender stereotype in different sequences. The last is judgement of the personal capacity based on gender. Women are presented to have lack of critical capacity and